Barca’s Alba plays down treble pressure

Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba has moved to ease the pressure on his team by claiming it will not be “a failure” if the Catalan giants do not clinch the treble this season.

Luis Enrique’s men have already won the Primera Division and are favourites heading into tomorrow’s Copa del Rey showdown with Athletic Bilbao and next weekend’s Champions League final against Juventus in Berlin.

“We are having a very good season and it would not be a failure,” Alba said to the Spanish press. “We are two games away from the treble, but I insist it would not be a failure.